Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-29

seeking here the golden fleece; and Ce'-
tainiy none Of them even dreamed t5at
here, in embryo, was forty- miner" tha;
viii flourish II immortal youth, sustained
and ever rereaec by the ihsXhausgibIe
quantities OF "pGy dirt found IN, all
over, through aid under Fort WCr.h's
vast territory.
But gold. Il rot the yeTisa5le precious
met&l Itself, taen ceItsi1Iy ia uadevel-
oped equivalents, Wssihere; and here, 100,
ia this pioneer station, was tdc modest
beginning Of 9 ciY which to-day numbers
more than so 900 Inhabitants city
whica has iakereul IN it al the 6.uf o.
when
MIGHTY METROPOLIS IS MADE.
"Asido IRON Fort Worth's uDquestiCn-
able sup-s macy is the railway center q
Texas, WheTeia does she possess adyan-
tegGs superior TO ether cities in the
Stsse?" writes 6 friend IL lows. II.
answer him fully, convinciGgiy and il
one sentence, and ny Iepl7 vii! serve 30r
mary Others "hG are sskiug the same
question. The citizens Of Fort Worth
have applied st all times III the conduct
CT their sffzjrs as individuals eCG as mem
hers Uf their nuniCi p&l,ty, the principle
enuLciated by Cassius, thus:
Men at some tine are masters CT their fates;
The fault dear Bruins IS not IN our stars,
But in ourselves, tnet We are Underlings
There is the secret OF her great mas
terry. Foyl Worth has ei8ayJ been rea1y
TO act 1T that "lome time" Tie ''git up
and cit" spirit ch3T6CteriZes every Citl-
zer, the LEADERS as well as the led. Ac-
ton gave her the unparalleled railroad
facilities she enjoys. 1t viii give her all
Ter great ambition claims. TIE came
spirit coupled the r6laes OF Cassius and
Cesar Il wrested the commercial crown
trom 81 Louis and placed il on Chicsgo's
brow. II took Kansas City from q strug
ling village, over the heads 6
st. Joseph, AtchisOn and Le¥ worth
all important tGWns-Gnd placed Eer
NINTH II THE LIST
of the large cities Of tie Union. n is s.
dead sure winner. Fort Worth has Is,
and no power c.n deprive her Of it.
In former letter l spoke of the 81
legged terribly OF the atmosI here OF
Texas during July and August. l also
said that owing TO the cool nights and
prevalent southelIy breeZes, suffering
from heat is rot SO great here as it is in
! Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois or Mis-
souri,. Bat l did not say that The Wintels
sre short and mild; that the vtrdsnt
springtimes soon follow; that the early
summers are balEy; that the autumDs
are long and delightful. Neither aid e&y
that at 20 season do the winds from the
| forests, gulf or pcaiTles breetha pasti-
lences or f5veTs. Texas has uGques:ion-
ably IS wholesome g climate as any or
the globe. a we'll known st. Louis pa
per has an editor for its "StOriGs About
| O.d People" department. He is anthor-
ity for the statement tbst tWo-thjyIa CT
more OF these stories come from the
Lone Star State. DO not yOuch for the
! truth Of the following story: A lady al
the age Of lis years recently removed
from one city GO & Eeigh5oriDg one and
soon sfterWard died The papers 81 bel
former home investigated the cause oi
this premature demise, found 1t was due
to-
THE EXECRABLE WATER SUPPLY
of her new home, and then demanded thic
Iuckless city 20 quarantine against gil tat
outside world.
But speaking Of water reminds ne tbs
Fort Worth has another important strong
hold il her b0unUful water supply. IL
quality this water is not inferior to The
best found IL snY American city, while il
cusntity she has enough available now K
supply city the siZs Of New York, Al
the water used in families, hotels, restau
rsnts. business houses, Offices and bath
) houses, both public and private, comes
from some three or four of the NOR,
than 100 artesian wells IN and adjoinin!
} the city. These wells range il
depth from 500 to 500 or more feet
The flow az ill seasons Is the same. Tn
, severe drouth Of the past two years ha
not diminished the quantity discharge,
daily particle. The first well VS.
! bored ten years sgo. That well fur
{ nishes as much water to-day as it dit
when first opened, Notwithstanding tn
g great number of new wells that hav
g been sunk since then. In most Of thes
= wells the water rises to the surface OF IN
ground, or to varying distances above il
!. In some few cases, however, pumps nav
a 20 be used to bring the water to the sur
q face, and in one well it is thus raise
thirty five feet.
AN EXTREME DISTANCE.
This water is only used By four large art
fetal ice companies for making ice. Thi
{ ice Is, of course, OF the finest quality, an
: is sold in immense quantities, not onl
U EefeJ DuI HlSO III al tuS tO"uS eCSS5ctOi
S by rail for hundreds Of miles around.
e is c very important industry for the Cit
:, indeed. Consumers here ply less fC
L this pure perfect article than you pa
C in Kansas City fort the often impure
S mu2gy natural article. This water wi
= slso be US d in the manufacture OF ID
e different grades Of psper, Fort Worth na'
e ing just induced al inexperiencc
!. and wealthy paper manufacture
K to put up large mil her
& Wild hemp, wild 1ix, SPANS
d bayonet, cactus, soft, tiorous wood:
[. tiorous grasses, straw, and hundre
3. other materials almost, and au needed
|, tie manufacture of paper, ere plentiful
d within easy distance, and cheap. II
d Fort Worth paper mill will be success:
J. But Was talking about the water SUI
II ply, and these artesian wells are noesi4l
st only adequate source. Trinity Nv
It marks the northern limits of the city ar
from this great stream, through a ia
Holly system of wsterIorks, Fort Wofl
gets water for street sprinhling, Il
rs sewer flushing, for her fire deparmen
II and for many other similar purposes. 81
10 mss In use over =, 49,
ID FIFTEEN MILES CT WATER MAIAS,
and this will be increased by Jsnuafy l